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Maximizing Charitable Donations at Your Special Event

Greater Giving

Maximizing Charitable Donations: Tips from Auctioneer Chad Coe Hosting a successful special event for a non-profit organization requires careful planning and strategic execution. Let’s explore the strategies Chad employed to energize the room and inspire generous donations.

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Guest Post by Chad Norman: Power to Your Peeps! Why Real-time Fundraising with Twitter Works

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Chad Norman, publisher of I dig webby things.and I bet you do too I dig speaking at nonprofit conferences and events, and one of my favorite topics to cover is the real-time use of social media. Raising money on Twitter is happening all the time. After all, when you're among friends, it's never hard to ask!

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Benetech Human Rights Data Analysts Uncover Critical Evidence

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In 2010, Benetech’s Human Rights Data Analysis Group examined once hidden government documents from Guatemala and Chad that provided key evidence needed to hold former national leaders and security forces accountable for human rights violations. Guzmán’s testimony was based on HRDAG’s analysis of the 31.7

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How Long Does It Take for 250 Super Connected Gnomedex Geeks to raise $2,500 for Cambodian kids?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My first fundraising effort was to send Leng Sopharath to college her first year in November 2006 took 3 weeks to raise $800. In 2007, Chris Brogan and 81 other people helped raise enough money in 24 hours for her college tuition and in a few days were able to raise enough to help support another student. Related blog posts.

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September Communications RoundTable : A Social Media Sharing Fest

NTEN

Here are some highlights from this month's particularly tool-loaded Communications RoundTable with Chad Norman of Blackbaud. Chad is an absolute rock star when it comes to social media and marketing. Chad recommended contests as a way to grow your fan base and pointed to the Wildfire application. For my field?

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Do You Love the Ocean?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I did this video with Chad Nelson who is in charge of their ocean conservation initiatives and Surf Rider Foundation has been featured in both my books. Sometimes they will raise their clasped hands skyward before tossing their flowers or leis into the center of the ring. So, I know they are a very capable organization.

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Second Life: Issue Awareness Raising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But wanted to capture some quick thoughts related to a couple of recent awareness raising activities taking place in Second Life or recently launched. Today, I got a report via the TechSoup Second Life listserv about an awareness-raising campaign for homeless children in Second Life - reported here , here and here. I'm so behind!